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I tried all sorts of tests with bullets, cast and jacketed. At the end of the day, I shoot nothing but hard cast bullets in my 41. Unless you do your testing at around 80 yards, you really won't replicate the actual performance a bullet has in a hunting situation. I never found any jacketed bullets that would outperform cast bullets under these circumstances. Hollow points seem ineffective at that distance as well, so a good hardcast bullet with a flat meplat will work consistently and adequately to use in a hunting situation.

I have killed deer, antelope and all sorts of small game with it and everything seemed to die with a good shot. A gopher at 15 yards may be deader with a hollow point, but I noticed the shot has to be close for you to benefit with a hollow point...